Mechanical cardboard and like figure



Sept. 19, 1950 A. E. KENNEDY MECHANICAL cARDBoARn AND LIKE FIGURE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 6, 1946 i .Il

Sept. 19, 1950 A. E. KENNEDY 2,522,875

MECHANICAL` CARDBOARD AND LIKE FIGURE Filed March 6, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 *f1 @Mam Y Patented Sept. 19, 1950 `FICE Albert Ernest Kennedy, London,1-'England .,Applicationflllarch 6, 19446,.I Serial No.j6'52`,?`59 `In `Great Britain March 12,1945

moves lin either direction one ear folds in one `directionwhile the other unfolds in the opposite direction. A

In order toY enable the invention to be readily understood reference is directed to the `accompanying drawinga wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one practical example `of mechanical cardboard or "like figure in .accordance with the present improvements,

`Figure 2 isa rear elevation of the figure,

`Figures 13 and 4 `are Views of two shaped pieces 'of cardboard or the like :used in constructing the gure.

The mechanical cardboard or like figure shown in AFigure l `represents a dog ina sittingposition. The device is `formed from two shaped pieces i, 2` of 'cardboard or thelke respectively shown separately in Figures 3V and 4. One of these ip'iecesgniarked I, is ,rprinted with the `body of the dog and the other' one, marked 2 is'printed 'with the head asshown in Figure `1. p The `designs for these pieces 'areprinted nat on a sheet of cardboard or the `like and icut out in the 'ordinary way with a 'cutter preliminary to; `making up. "The `same cutter can be used for cutting out both pieces. The body piece i, though not printed with the head, Vhas a portion 3, Figure 3, at the top which is somewhat or 4partly of head shape and may be left blank or unprinted because it lies under the head 'piece 2in the completed figure. This portion 3 terminates at the top in'portions '4, sticking up, which 'are shaped like the ears and printed to represent the front of the ears. 'Io these ear portions 4 are hingedly connected down the outer side edge at 5 two other portions `6V of ear shape which are printed o-n the front to represent the back view of the ears. The cardboard or the like is scored, creased or folded to form the hinges 5 as shown by the dot-and-dash lines in Figure 3 and lother hinged `connections hereinafterA mentioned can be similarly formed and are similarly represented. The other or head piece 2 of the iigure is printed with that much of the head as about reaches to the bottom or root of the ears which are marked 'I in f.

narrow'triangiilarfiparts 9 between the top edge and the scoresor the like-8 are used for anchor- 'ing this head piece ib'y adhesive lugs or `wire or cotton stitching to the 'rstor body piece I. For this purpose lthe 'head piece, fatter applying, say, an vadhesive to 'the saidtriangular parts and lugs on their fronts, vwhich need vnot be printed on, is placed Vupside ldown 'and face backwards at the `roots fof the fear `extension portions 4 on the top of *the blank 4head-shaped vportieri 3 of 'the body I, th'elugs (if used) inserted and the Whole pressed firmly `to secure the `head to the body at lthe triangularparts. The head p'art `2 is then hinged down (for example as indicated inFigure 1), about one orthe other of the hinge lines 8 andthefcollinearone lof `the'pair of hinge lines I0 at 'the root of the ear [parts 4 at the top `of thebody piece.lFigure '3, 'the latterhinge lines coinciding with the edges 'of the aforesaid i V, so that thethinges f8 "and `I 0 havea crosswise disposition las "will be clear l'fromligures 3 and 4.

When the head'is mounted the other ear portions 6 on the'body are folded "on their hinges 5 and iastened'or's'tu'ck down l"on the parts to complete piece 2 lby pasting the ycentral part iIlI of `the Hsamenunder lastrip -Ii5 Aof Acard or paper pasted `onto theba'ck of the head tpiece. The strings "ILI maybe led down the back of the body piece :and :their :ends passed 'through to the iront through two perforations disposed, say, at I6 between the legs ofthe 'dognear the paws. `One string JII will always appear to be shorter than the other `accordingtothe positionoi the dogs I headand as 4Willlbe clearvfrom the drawings, but

in front `elevation the strings substantially do not obscure `the artistic 'features of the dog because they only appear at the bottom of` the figure. i

It will bejunderstoodithat owing to the particular cross wise hinging of the head "2 'and ears 5I to the body piecej'a't 8 and IU, `the head will -alway's\lie1to 'one side orrfotl-ier` at a-sliglit inclination with the 'ear at tha't Side extended upwardly andthe 1ear-fat the lother side folded down, as indicated Figure `l. If i the new shorter 'of the 4Atwo'strings II be piilled,l thehead will swing over about the otherpair of collinear l-inge llines i8, I0 to fa-position onfthe other -'side and the `ears changepotsition. The 'words Pull short string `maybe printed 1(in vthe body piece above er `below for `alongside the Yarciesaid vtwo generations; i desir obtaining itl-1e 'designed e'ff'ets.- f

, byway or directions for Yleft-hand side of FigureA l.l

A iigure of this nature may be made up in colours, say as a cairn,terrierforScotty; with a decorative collar'. i3. ianked l`on`theleft of the body by a decorative bow Il. A cairn terrier or Scotty has a very appealing expression about the face and by working the stringsii vas stated, nat.

ural movements of the dogs head may be'very rst part, and an intermediate part composed of two sections, one of said sections hingedly connected to the iirst part along a portion of a iirst rectilinear line and to the second part along a portion of a second rectilinear line which interse cts the first said line intermediate the ends delightfully simulated with the added attraction 'I' of the ear hinging movements which cantbemade to be quite pretty. The parts 6 forming the backs of the ears 'l' would suitably bershapedat the bottom i8 to extend below the ear hinges v8 so when folded down a small part I8 projects up.A

suiiiciently to show the" correct shape of the top of the head at thel root ofthe ears as seen at the If desired, and'forstrength,` the back of the body piece may be reinforced by a bac-k piece 20,

Figure 2, of suitable shape firmly secured by adhesive or otherwise and particularly covering the portions of the body piece at the perforations wherethe strings pass through at l2 andY I '5, and v reinforcing theneck and blank head portion 3.

This back piece would alsov be perioratedat l2 and I6 for passage of the strings Il. a part of such back piece may be cut or shaped to form an eyelet hanger, suchas 2l, for -mounting the figure on a wall or other surface.

The figure would suitably be cut off level at the bottom as at 22. Whenit is to be combined with a printed or artistic production suspended -beloW it, the back piece Zllrmay be extended at A.the bottom to provide for the suspension.

The features'of construction which have been described as being capable of making the mechanical gur provide such an appeal to the senses as discussed in connectionl with a dog, can be embodied in other animals to lprovide equally appropriate effects in those animals. It will be readily understood, for example, what pleasing or humorous effects could be obtained with the figures of a cat, rabbit or donkey, and

so on. Y .Y

What I claim is.: i

1. A mechanical figure comprising arilrst part of stiff sheet material, a second lpart of stii sheet material disposed in overlapping relation to the first part, and an intermediate partV composed of two sections, Vone of said sections Moreover,

ofthe lines to divide said intermediate part into the two sections, and the other of said sections hingedly connected to the rst part along the remaining portion of said second rectilinear line and tothe second part along the remaining portion of said first rectilinear line, the second part being movable between two end positions in the same plane about the point of intersection of the said rectilinear lines to cause one section of the intermediate part to turn substantially through 180 about the associated portion of said first line from a position in which it overliesthe rst part to a position in which it forms a substantially co-planar extension thereof as the second part is moved from its one end position to the other end position while the other section of the intermediate part is turned bodily in the opposite sense about the associated portion of the second rectilinear line, and a third part of stiff sheet material extending from the rst part of stiff sheet material beyond the rectilinear lines the ends of the lines to divide said intermediate part into the two sections, and therother vof said sections hingedly connected to the first part along the remainingportion of saidsecond rectilinear line and to the second part along the remaining portion of said iirst rectilinear line,

the second part being movable betweentwo end positions in the same plane about the point of intersection of the saidrectilinear lines to cause one section of the intermediate part to turn substantially through 180;about the associated portion of said first line from a position in which it overlies the iirst part to a position in which it forms a substantially co-planar extension thereof as the second part is moved from its one end position to the other end position while lthe other section of the intermediate part is turned bodily in the opposite sense about the-associated portion of the secondrectilinear line.

2. A mechanical figure comprising `a rst part of stiff sheet material, a second part of stiff sheet material disposedjin overlapping relation to the defining a section of the intermediate p art, said third part being connected to one of the sections of the intermediate part and movable bodily therewith substantially through when the second part is moved between two end positions so as to appear as a substantially co-planar extension of the second part in one of its end positions of movement. Y

3. A mechanical figure in accordance with claim 2 having duplicateV third parts, one for each section of the intermediate part, and arranged'so that the said duplicate parts appear alternately as substantially co-planar extensions of the second part as the latter occupies one or the other of its end positions of movement. y

4. A mechanical ligure in accordance with claim 3- and means for moving the second part between its end positions. v

5. A mechanical gure representing an animal, comprising a body part of stii sheet material, a head part of stiff sheet material disposed in overlapping relation to the body part, duplilcate ear parts formed as substantially co-planar the lines of connection between the ears and the body, and strings attached to the rearward surface of the head part at laterally spaced points to effect a side-to-side swinging motion of the head part with alternate erecting and downturning motions of the ear parts.

ALBERT ERNEST KENNEDY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date I 1,182,077 Colucci May 9, 1916 

